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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-02-12
BRIDAL COUPLES.
Washington Hostelries That Are Literally
Full Of lBlushinG Brides.

Washington Hostelries That Arc Literally
Full Of Blushing Brides.
So great has become the rivalry he.
tween three or four of the leading Wash.
ington hotels in the solicitation for
bridal couples that the most successful
Of the landlords in this effort presents
each one Of the brides who stop at his
hostelry beautiful bouquet or basket Of
cut flowers. The clerk who receives the
couple inquiries Of the bridegroom If he
suspects recent marriaye-and it is
seldom that a mistake is made-and then
the flowers go up to the apartments en-
gagged.
Oae Of the most lucrative classes for
the landlords at the Capital is the newly
married. Beginning with October and
ending with April, it is estimated that
there are i'm the city an average all the
time IF two hundred pairs If brides AMI
grooms. The manager Of the hotel
which entertains most Of them. says he
frequently has forty couples. and aver
ages over twenty-five during the busy
season. They are. he says. the most
desirable class of guests. Always
pleasant. they want the best of every
thing. and are given it. This hostelry
makes feature Of pleasing those peo-
pie, and all embarri>mcnts are lessencd
to the minimum. Guests there are SO
used to seeing large numbers Of brides
and grooms that they are spared the
stares SO customary where this class is
rare.
1t is said to be the purpose OF the
great hotel company organizing here.
and which intends to build a structure
at a cost Of 100000. to arrange one
floor with bridal apartments. Washing
ton is becoming more and more a
favorite place on the wedding tour.
Every thing is cheerful. there are
enough sights to occupy the time for
months. and then the presence Of 81
many of the new partners lends kind
Of solace found at no other place. Cor.
INDIANAPOLIS journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-02-12
USE OF QUOTATIONS.
Tho Authors to which Mr.. Lowell Ai'ndc
In Ilis Harvard Speech.

Tho Authors to which Mr.. Lowell !AJudcs
In Ilis Harvard Speech.
Landor' opinion concerning the use 1T
quotations, that ..he never walks grace
fnlly who leans upon the shoulder of
another. however gracefully that other
NAV walk" has not met with much
practical support in the speeches of
public men. Perhaps no one has ever
given better proof of not holding tho
contrary opinion than Mr.. Lowell in
the speech he recently delivered to the
Harvard students. In the course Of his
very interesting remarks he introduced
direct verbal quotations from the Bible.
from Donne Bishop Gollios, Euripides,
Joseph de Maistre. Dante. Virgil. Words
worth. George Herbert. Juvenal. Shakes
pcarc, John Winthrop. Macchiavelli and
Sir p. Sidney. In addition to his cita-
tions Of ipissidma rerba.. the lecturer
made abusive references to the works OF
Plato. Ruskin. Milton. Kant, Robert
Bowie. Agassiz. Cotton. Mather. Gray.
Coieridge. Montaigne. Scott. Heinc.
Matthew Arnold and Theocritus. Pass
ing mention was also made Of several
other authors and scholars. Lucians ;
belief that a quoter is either Ostenta-
tious of his requirements or dou btful OF
his cause is clearly out Of date; and
there is no doubt that proposition
stamped with the authority Of great
man carries more weight than it would
il put into other words and given rs =
mere Obiter diciuns. James GazeJ
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-02-12
GREAT DISCOVERIES.
sample Of . Regulation Dialogue BetwcSl
Druggist and His Victim.

Marty every druggist has discovered
some compound that will cure every
disease This discovery. stopping at
respectable advertisement of its merits,
is well enough, but the inventive drug
gist stops not at advertising. in fact
rarely goes that far. but adopts more
importunate method IF selling his COM
pounds A man who has read mach Of
the merits Of DR.. Ballrigg's Balm. and
who believes it will cure him, enters
drug store and asks:
"Have you any Of Bullriggs Balm?"
"Yes. sir. we have it. Suffering with
. cough?"
Yes"
swell. we've got plenty Of the Balm,
but we also have something much bet
ter. Now here's something Qaking
down bottle) which we make ourselves.
It's much Supe -
Il want Bullrigg's Balm"
'Yes. know. but this preparation.
as every sensible man in this town will
agree. will knock a cough higher than u
kite. This bottle will only cost you"
Il want Bull"
Eyes, understand. This medicine
is made of the purest drugs and will
only cost half"
"Well. give me a bottle"
1.-TWO bottles? only cost half
"Yes. two bottles"
Thanks. ANY thing else?"
"Have you got any Of Nuggleton'a
Bed-bug Annoyer?'
'.Yes. Bothered with bugs?"
s.Somewhat."
"Yes. I've got NuggletopS, but we
also have some Bcd-bug Muirteier which
we manufacture ourselves. Every man
in this town will tell you that our
II want Nuggletons
'Yes, l understand. but this wonder.
full preparation which We prepare our
selves only costs half what the other
does and is much better. We spare no
pains i'm the manufacture and l."
.Weii. give me package"
1.-TWO. did you say? only cost half
Eyes, give me two"
Thanks. Any thing else?"
I'D like to get some of JacksOn's
Chill -"
my dear sir. when it comes to chills,
we make preparation that"
The customer rushes from the storc.
-drkansaw 1rdcelcr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-02-12
vINGTON, PARISH, IA, FEBRUARY H. 1887
rHe INDUSTRIAL WORLD.

1T cost $500. 900 to harvest the I'm
mense cranberry crop around cape o"o
Massachusetts, this season.
The culture Of tobacco in Germany
Is progressing. 1.9s6.597 acres having
been planted this spring.
According to the report OF the New
York Bureau Of Labor Statistics there
were more than 1900 strikes in that
State during 1886. against 800 in 1888.
1t is estimated that 100000 head Of
mutton sheep have been driven from
Oregon this year to Wyoming and Nc
braska to be fattened for the spring
market.
The census Of the Island Of Cuba
shows 81. 200 sugar plantations. 5000
tobacco plantations. 160 coffee planta-
tions, 25 cocoa plantations. 5000 graz
ing farms. 10000 small farms. 10000
warehouses. factories, etc.
Persons who are undertaking to
raise carp in artificial ponds must be
careful to keep other kinds Of fish as
well as aquatic animals and turtles out
of them. During the past summer the
young carp in many places have been
destroyed by the above-named crea-
turcs.-DsiroH Tribune.
Prof. Roberts. speaking Of the great
efficiency Of moderan labor-saving inn
plements and machines, says: ''Tae
boy of to-day, with his sulky-Plow and
self-binder. can rob the soil Ut more
plant food in a year than his grand
father could in all his lifetime, though
his muscular grandfather might have
carried off with ease two such bays,
one under each arm. Chicago Times.
According to the crop report issued
by the Department of Agriculture At
Washington. the largest yield per acre
of buckwheat during the past season
was in the New England States. where
as much as twenty bushels per acre was
obtained. Maine and Vermont each
produce as much rs all the rest of the
New England States together. New
York and Pennsylvania grow two-thirds
Of the product of the United States.
The entire crop for the country is H.
100000 bushels. and the average yield
per acre is thirteen bushels.
An idea Of the extent of the milling
business at Minneapolis. Minn.. can be
got from the following extract. taken
from the Northeastern Miller, Of No
vember 3: ..The flour output touched
high figures last week. being the largest
Tor any single week of the year-157.s .s'O
barrels. averaging 26.211 barrels daily,
against 90. 500 barrels for the preceding
week. and l6l $50 barrels for the cor
responding time in 1885. The same
number of mills (nincteen) are in opcr'
alton this week. and the product prom.
ises to reach as high u point rs last
week. The daily output is fully 26.OOC
barrels. Another 100 barrels will In
added to the active list-rext week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-02-12
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Lieutenant dsnn c3ckteatcS to
bring the Galatea back next year and
enter for all the races.-LoweH Courier.
THE scold waves are very trying.
said a man to his wife this mOrnin!
when she railed him for not building
the Washington Critic.
The rockers on a chair never stick
out half so far behind at any other time
as when man is prowling around in
the dark barefootcd.-Chicago Tribune.
"A happy thought is one that has
escaped from a melancholy man and is
certain that it will not be obliged to go
back.-Picayune.
"A man had much rather be fined
fifty dollars for fast driving than be told
that his horse couldn't trot fast enough
to break the statutc.-Burdctte.
Daughter ..Msmms. I'm crazy
about this palmistry" M,ther-.sThe
pa mystery I'm crazy about is where
your father spends his evenings. -
Chicago Journal.
You can always tell q man who
has once been clerk in u hotel" says
an exchange. Our experience has al
ways been that you can't tell him much.
He thinks he knows it all.-Somerritle
Journal. @
Say. mister, don't you want a
boy?'' .'Are YOU out Of work?' Eyes"
"What did you do during the summer?'
81 stuck flies onto fy-paper in drug
gists' winders. but a. y-time's over now. '
-Fhiiadeiphia Call.
They eat horses in France" oh.
served Joggins; isn't it horrible? 81
think you ought to be the last to say
so." rejoined Snooper. '.H"w is that?'
..You have been known tO consume a
great many ponies yourself Bits.
A lady correspondent, who assumes
to know how boys ought to be trained,
writes as follows: 20. mothers, hunt
out the soft. tender. genial side Of your
bows nature" Mothers often dO-witb
a Chicago Mail.
Country Uncle 'Next summer.
Fannie. YOU must come out and spend
a month with us on the farm. and see
us every morning 60 out into the field
with our hoes ON our shoulders" Fam
nie-"Humph, that's the last place in
the world I'd think Of wearing my
hose" ."-Teras Sitlipgs.
The new teacher at Bitter Greek. q
smart young fellow from Boston. who
thought he knew all creation. was
downed at the first spelling school In
his new district on the first word. Old
Squire Pollock gave out .'pussley and
the new teacher spelled it ''purslane.' y
"Set down. said the squire. and how
everybody did yell.-Bmreiettc.
-Catharine Owen has published a
book called Ten Dollars Enough.
She may think so now. but by the time
she gets all the jet trimming and staf
for the overskirt she will find that about
ten dollars more is necessary, not III
cluding the dressmakers bill. Tei
dollars is enough for the material. III
the trimming and milking cost Lk
sfxtv.-Norristora Herald,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-02-12
w. q. kENTZEL. Editor.
MEAT FOR BABES.

them; ''' UP '"e neads OF
send them all lcssonfull home to the beds Of
blackboard and exercise. problem and ques
f'o'ner their young brains and spoil their di-
gestion: =.
stun them with 'ologies. all they can suat,er n, .
rIl tnem with 'ometries. all they can batter at !:
'ro"a .nem with 'onomies, all they can chatter
When they are through with the labor and
What do they care for it. what do they know
Ofus ' o
reed tne. then and cram them with all sorts of
Rush them and push them through high schools
and colleges:
Keep the hot kettle on boiling and frothing:
Marks count for everything, death counts for
Rush them and push them while they've the
will for it:
knowledge is great. though many you kill for it :;
Pile on the taxes to pay you the bill for it;
orge them and press them to higher ambi-
Heed not their minds or their bodies condi-
tions.
Stick to the system you long have been cherish
Careless OF those who are fading and perishinR; !;
strong meat for babes. is the ages last motto !:
Drop the weak souls who can't learn as they
ought to;
Feed them and NIL them. no end TO the worry
Push them and press them, no stop to the hur-
rying.
Parents at home will attend to the buryins:
strong meat for babes. is the motto of prog
knowledge fiend is, ambition an oyress
". T. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-02-12
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS
cHARLEY's TRUMPET.

CHARlEY'S TRUMPET.
Charley's got . tTumpetl
Everybody knows II.
''ToOt, Toosr'
Makes great sensation
Every time he blows Il!
'Toot! TgOsr'
Splendid noise IL makes
Don't you want to hear IL?
''Toot. TOOt."
Nyou've got headache
Don't you come too near I'll
''Toot. Toot.'
Won't you stop and listen
just for half minutei
''Toot! Toot"
Charley wants to show you
How much noise Is in i'll
..Toot! TOot:'
Nobody is sorry
Charlcy's going out!
..ToOt. TOOty'
Chickens want to hear II
Very bad. NO doubt,
foot! Toot.'
-Yoafhs C0mpdRtOe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-02-12

II see that one of the new rules Of
the national game provides that where
batsman is hit by pitched ball he is
given his base. Now. what is to pre-
vent a man getting hit on purpose to
take his ba>e?'' Have YOU ever beeA
hit by pitched ball?' ''Never!' -
thought not. ."-Cai.Iyo RIMjlcr,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27

representatives from nearly all the city churches:
She is native of Vermont, and came to Chicago MY
years ago: Her husband died shortly before the Var
of the Rebellion, and for four years che was WIN to
western armies at the front serving az nurse nhCo
the close Of the war her life has been exclusively uo
voted to local missionary work. ,,. -
Tho Rev Frank W. Gunsaulus. the noted pulpit oin
tor of Baltimore. has accepted call 10 fHm 1,
Church nuplt made vacant by the Rev. DR.. Scudder
resignation.
Mr.. Dixey closed his four weeks OF Adonls AZ tne
Chicago opera House completing probably tho most
successful engagement in. his career. Inc c9n ,
menary banquet rendered the actor at the llcnolcu
sentative CITY people present, and II wa; ntenu1tn
10 be counterpart Of the dinner tcndcrcn 70 ~
Irving il n failure. The English opera Oh tu
ellie" by the local composer Mr. Pratt was presence
for second week at the Columbia. but had ON! .,
moderate patronage Mr. Robert Mantcn IN " lahEi,u
Lives" had large and fine audiences throngnoun tne
week nj HoOlcv's Kiralfy's spectacle OF Ihe blch
Crook" was presented at Ncvicker's. Duf's Opera
COMPANY in "A Trip to Africa" had big run at tho
Grand Opera House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27

face from her dsheveed hair and mingled with her tears
Whether told not her sad face and poorly
noushed body indicated that charity would not be thrown
away The dove hastily into his pocket took bit OF Sill
yer and dropped hastily into the little ones hand with
word Of cool cheer smile broke through the sadness on
pnced when the touched her hand and she
started run for her home Feeling repaid for his little
act OF charity the his coat and moved on
brsky He had gone only few feet when he heard the
rough voice OF man growl threateningly:
Give me the money. say" . - .,
please Il; my mother is SICK" sobbed tho little
beggar girl.
ran snatched the money from her hand and started
for a dramshop lie hal been watching her
asking aid an her pteous cry only hurried his feet tho
faster But she had friend The amsgyer was on hand.
and az the thief was passing him he struck him blow that
sent him sprawng the gutter The ruan held the money
in hi hand but tussle he compelled to give
M and then the boggars friend gave him as sound
thrashng az deserved The tall who seemed pleased
with his work weeping girl her lost money put
some more hand and watched until he saw her turn
N 20 an nlley and then hurried away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27

CARTER HARRIsON-THE sIokhi WILL
p..RSONAL-THEAIRlCA

cc.co March 2G-The present session Vi 'io H0e
,.t.,. na- already beed irul'iA III % 1877 dic,o.ed
:. snc,iaI committee Of the senate 'ni' " , A. =,
~ tt ,,at thc newspaper Offices at the capital !u9'
'nc ' 49,, ,uonnr of the Legislature, formed u
- 1.,ao.i,r IN control the State printing IIin
- ,rganizrd composed Of ono representative Vi o"o"
n, the newspapers, which put H. Diu III 'no 80 "
r,ntinc several other irregular Dd' "eIo put Al
iv nembers Of the combination as h'u po'" ca
,Sis resulted in awarding the contract 70 the com
i -. e,,,ree double those ever before had To
,,u,,.b thi, il became necessary TO silence seven
AR eight other prospective bidders ana .hoS "eio
,rvcn $1,000 each for their silence 'ho ''
60, h,s been laid bare, and while under the con-
Icy law If is contcndcd that penitentiary ohenoe
r. tc.n committed, it is not known that the men
Ii ho criuinaIy prosecuted. Another crown d. INC
,nral il has Teen charged, cApeAaeu money i''iSn''
., nrocuro "A fay orabe vote III The house io'"'s LIZ
go fair al the cal ital. and II the measure IL az
a ~, ,he senate "a raid the state Treasury
Ioo 600 = projected TO fit up the falr grounds
InsinuatOns as to an HiPioP0'
Militia fund ac also made
The attempt Of Mr. Harrison to 10 coy WIN the
,,nocratic uarty and refuse denomination Tor
Mayor and his sudden recantatlon ana acceptance
LIST Wednc sday combined TO mako very iuuioI0us
rec,aclc The Mayor made strong plea 10 DC re-
,So1 from polltical life. and be would surely have
-, cratiicd in his wish by the voters had he mace
- - Iie found that he was dcsorted By every
.s,a.cr and even his former close friends, whom
~ ~ charged with betrayIng, he discovered also
seserted him. Even though he could have made an
oa With the Socialists, he knew that his political
a.. Nos sealed. lie retlres at a tmo when many
b,s former political allies are under the shadow OF
a.. STATE prison. aud lac lost the only opportunity he
IA In failing TO stand by his letter oil defamation ~
tire from Office with some show Of grace.
The dcclsou given by the Supreme Court in the
,attIT of the estate OF the late Wilbur f. Storey was
evidently great surprise 10 the chief legatce the
Sidow OF tho editor and her friends. The circuit and
xnnellate Courts had decided that the VIII OF 1881
Ssk vaiid and had the Supreme Court Endorsed this
view the widow would at once have entered into con.
toi OF The Tlmes." This was confidently expected
20 occur IL was even intimated that the Supreme
Court had decided In favor which made the result
all the more surprising. Unless compromise Is CT,
fected by the contrasting heirs, the final outcome Of
the litigation cannot now DO foreSeen
Elizabeth n Alien, locally famous as missionary,
AND familiarly known as "Aunt Lizzie" passed her
eeventieth birthday this week. The event was cole
brated at the Second Baptist Church Thursday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27

rnlEs wHgN he LOST CONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF
HIS Observation-Disclosures.
+" There was peculiar characteristic OF Mr.
R.cober- that 1 have not seen mentioned in the
papcrs" said an intimate friend OF the great preacher
the other day. and this is his occasional lack OF cen
Gdence in himself. Time and again he has told me
that when before an audience at some public meeting
and while awaiting his turn to speak he was often
almost on the point OF Getting NJ and gong out AS
| listened to and another speaker address the
meeting he used to say oud think, my goodness,
never can make such speeches rs those; ia better
leave here at once But when he once on his feet
all thcsc c ngs vanished, OF course. ana he :et com
pleey Mt He was always subject TO these thes
of sclfdeprcciation both in and out OF the pulpit:
When he first came to Brooklyn he USED 10 go AROUND
the back streets just to avoid meeting people whom he
might know. lie combined with HE wohderil vlgor
and boldncs. the shrinking timidity o school girl.
OF Mr.. Bccchers absent -mindcdness Dr Scare. MS
physician, told this story: Mrs searie was stanuhs
at the parl0r window one day wheh sne ho'loeu WI;
Bcechcr 20 up Mr. kaymonds stoop, over the way ahu
ring the bell. Before II was answered he came down
the Steps and continued ON his way M me street
Seeing Mrs Sedrle he crossed over ana WIN Snl!c
said, SAY, can YOU tell nc where l am gong TINS
afternoon I" . - . 80,
"Why, you are goirS to baptze Mr.. Towards child
That's il, that's just it," he replied, but for
the lite of me | couldn't recall the fact ~
"Anothcr instance | recolect' continued inc
doctor, happened at hs house was theio AT
dinner. Major Pond. who was also present Spohc
nLout a corcert fhn, was 10 be held in NewlOrk that
evening. MIR. Bcrcncr said he would like to attend il
with him. Bur you can't GO, said Mrs: Beecner 10
him. You have an On -agcment Tor to-.lghI W; h1
| haven't Inc retained / am tree tonight and think
III 20 over TO the concert While she was trying To
convince hlm that lac n.y. had some other matter Oh
hand carriage drove NJ to take uuh 10 iiopoNo"
whore a. was booked Ia: lecture.
In reference to Mr.. Bcccbcrs memory, the uoctPr
added: d" IL was marvclously poor. About the oiiy
thing that he Id remember, hc used 10 say WIS INC
ll- Of preuostinns that govern The abatiNc case III
Latin Thcs lc could rattle OH like sixty and ana 50
iieuucutly."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27
REECUER LII Tile TARIE

Wheel char SptHningS an ne BO.tOn
one OF the Wheel Chalrs latest recollection, Of Mr.
Beccher Is that OF view OF his strong profile at one
OF the widows Of the ladies dining loom a Pane,
He "cnjOycd his vtlcs" and knew where 10 get a
good article of solids and fluids His great, active
physical machine, like that Of Phillips Brooks demand
"a gOod nOuri-nnIont aud good deal OF II. IL Is
doubtful II Plymouth Church or the public at large
have adequately estimated their intellectual Obga-
ton to the cuisine and the houscwnely supervision
Of his Brooklyn home. No unsatisied dyspeItc could
have welded that tongue or pen as they were i'm
PEELED by the great, wclln0urshcd body and brain of
the Plymouth pastor. The tanlaZing things he some
times wrote about good eating" cvinccd not merely
his hearty enjoyment Of creature comforts but his
appreciation Of them rs mental stimulus, If not as
absolute means OF grace. In a "Star paper"
or a Ledger article, he defended even such
lapse from table etiquette as tho occasional Of
knife for the transportation OF certain unforkable
It'd bits juices from the plate TO the mouth some
reader remember his account OF midnight
after lecture, with the skeleton remains of a turkey
dinner. when both knife and fork abandoned for
tho fingers. Among the drawbacks Of his recent visit
to England was, that the cooking was English you
know" With the bread and coffee OF Britain In par
ticuar, he and Mrs. Beechcr equally dissatisfied
Now. all the admirers of the great preacher Will hope
ne has gone To country OF good dinners. He was
no ascetic be satisfied with anything short OF
that. His celestial mamma must not be Inferior to
that OF Parkers Delmoncos IL that leonine jaw Il
TO continue TO wag contMtedly IN tho Land VI the
blesS